Western cyclone., 1887-06-10
JOHN SHERMAN SPEAKS.
HIS ADDRESS BEFORE THE ILL
NOIS LEGISLATURES.
Scoring the Southern Democracy--IhG
Surplus Revenue QueStion-The
Democratic Policy.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, June 2-Senator Sher-
man, in response to the invitation rendered
to him by the Republican members of the Leg
lslative some time ago delivered his proposed
| address in the Capitol yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. Sherman, in opening, said that he sup
posed a statement OF his views as to the prin-
| ciples and tendencies of the two great
| parties III the country was wanted, and
| he then gave a sketch Of their history
since the repeal of the Missouri Compromise,
| showing the relations of the Republicans on
one side and the Democrats on the other to
| the questions Of war, emancipation, recon-
structon, and suffrage. He then launched
| OF on the methods OF the Democratic party
i'll the South, and said:
| "What language can express the cruel and
| barbarouS atrocty OF the controlling ele-
ments of the South in their treatment of Re-
publicans, both white and black and espe-
cially Of the freedmen who had been invested
| by constitutional amendments with liberty
and political rightsl Taking advantage of
the detection Of Andrew Johnson and his re-
construction policy, they commenced with
laws that denied the freedmen liberty of
speech and of the press, and even the per-
| sonal freedom and protection allowed by the
laws OF the most despotic powers i'll Europe
| to the meanest serf, followed by wholesale
| assassination of unarmed and undisciplined
negroes, indicted by secret, organized
and disguised bands, using all the agencies
| Of terror and superstition that could affect
| the mind Of an ignorant and credulOus
people with such success that III ten
years after the war the freedmen of the
South could not, as rule, vote wherever
their vote would change the result, they
could hold no office, and might be cheated
| and robbed and murdered with impunity.
| LII this way, and by these means, the Demo
| cratic party of the South now holds i'll solid
and unhroken array every southern State
with increased political power conferred by
the freedom of the slaves. And, fellOw-Oiti-
zens, this is not thing of the past. 1t is a
continuing fact. 1t is fact to-day. There
is not an intelligent man in this broad land of
either party who does not know that Mr.
Cleveland is now President of the United
States by virtue of crimes against the elective
franchise, including murder, arson, ballot
box stuffing, forgery and perjury, but for
which James G. Blaine would now be in his
place. There has not been a moment since
the adoption &C the fifteenth amendment
when, if there could have been fair election
for President, a majority of the constitu-
|
States would have voted for the Republican
nominee
Denouncing President CleveIand's pocket
veto of the River and Harbor bill, including
the Hennepin Canal appropriation, he re-
ferred to the Democratic financial policy:
"Only one anmative measure was proposed
by it, and that was to reduce the surplus in
the Treasury. 1t was said that the Repub-
| koo ~ i'm Cf
money to make times hard; that they would
scatter it among the people The Republican
party had adopted the policy of receiving
gold and silver coin into the Treasury, and
for the convenience of the people to
issue certificates for it which circulated
| as money. 1t had also adopted the
policy of maintaining in the Treasury from
100 to $40 millions of coin to secure prompt
redemption of United States notes All other
money received in the Treasury was, under
Republican policy, applied to the payment of
the public debt This policy was pursued
with such success that the bonded debt was
reduced from 81, 765, ,431, ,511.43 to 1915, ,352,
1891, and the interest of the debt from
$l5l, 900, 900 to SAT 100000, Our Democratic
friends, in the canvas of 1884, promised to
s pay out all this idle money They said if
G was kept to make money scarce; it should be
{ divided among the people. What was the
s reSultl A Democratic Secretary kept
: pilling up mora idle money; 10
E sive him an excuse for doing so be
z changed the form of the debt statement He
u excllrled the whole mass Of fractional silver
:: coin from the count. He increased the bal
!, ance on hand 81, ,O0), ,o01 more than the Re
d publican party had done. For two years a
r, Democratic House, with fifty majority, with
/, sole power on the subject, hasl been trying t
/. find way to reduce the surplus, but utterly
v failed To agree. And now a new Democratic
Il House. it is said is 10 be called upon in extra
: session TO solve the riddle The business com
mun!ty is beginning to feel the sense OF dan
ger. and the cry Is coming, Good Lord, de
' liver us
|. IIe concluded with a comprehensive and
: eloquent description Of the objects OF tn.
II Republican party, and said; at will agar
0 appeal TO the sulfrages of the people asking
II only an honest vote and fair count. anC
a. referring to its record in the past As the bes
/; evidence it can give that it vii
; maintain in the future the honor OF our coun
e try abroad, develop the resources Of our peo
II ne at home, and secure all, 50 far as it can
: in the tull and equal enjoyment OF the right
. and privileges of American citizens"
Addresses were also made by Gov O.lcsb,
and Senator Cuiiom.
! stabbed by His Son-In-Law.
,e OwrxsBoRO. XIV. June 3--W. T. Rick